I'm nearly 94% there way there

[HairyArsedBloke]

I had BA trying to sell me an American Express card this morning - no thanks.

Having access to my previous flight history they think know my weak spots to push a sale. They say, "using this card at a rate of x for y your balance will stand at z which means you'll have enough to fly to <frequent popular destination>"

In my case it was the Caribbean that needs 50,000 BA miles. I already have 46,676 so I'm nearly 94% the way there.

My only source of BA miles at the moment is cashing in the Tesco club card vouchers. A rough estimate suggests that at my current rate of spending, I've only got two years until I've got enough for the trip.

Nice to have a target and have demonstrable progress on the plan to get there.

That is more than can be said for most IT projects that you lot are working on.

[MarillionFan]

I had BA trying to sell me an American Express card this morning - no thanks.

Having access to my previous flight history they think know my weak spots to push a sale. They say, "using this card at a rate of x for y your balance will stand at z which means you'll have enough to fly to <frequent popular destination>"

In my case it was the Caribbean that needs 50,000 BA miles. I already have 46,676 so I'm nearly 94% the way there.

My only source of BA miles at the moment is cashing in the Tesco club card vouchers. A rough estimate suggests that at my current rate of spending, I've only got two years until I've got enough for the trip.

Nice to have a target and have demonstrable progress on the plan to get there.

That is more than can be said for most IT projects that you lot are working on.

If you have a standard Amex card you get 1 air mile for every £1. For the upgraded card which costs £150 per year you get 1.5 air miles per card.

You get 600 airmiles for a £2.50 voucher. You get 1 point for every £4 you spend with a Tesco Credit Card outside of Tesco and 1 point for every £1 at Tesco.
For spending at Tescos you get 2 points for every £1 (as it's double points)

If you spend £20000 p/a on a standard Amex card in a year you get a companion voucher which lasts for 12 Months. This means when you use your airmiles you can get two seats for one and thus bring someone else. If you spend £10000 p/a on a upgraded card you get a voucher which lasts for 24 months!!!

MF has 40000 airmiles remaining having cashed in 150k last year. He also has £200 worth of Tesco Vouchers. MF spends £80000 p/a on Credit Cards, of which £20000 goes on Amex and £8000 goes to Tescos.

Q. How long before MF has enough airmiles to fly business class to New Zealand with all the wife & all the kids for less than £400?

[MarillionFan]

Anyway, what you talking about HAB. You only need about 3600 air miles. Thats £12.50 in vouchers. You could knock that up just by buying something off Tesco direct.

[Gibbon]

I had BA trying to sell me an American Express card this morning - no thanks.

Having access to my previous flight history they think know my weak spots to push a sale. They say, "using this card at a rate of x for y your balance will stand at z which means you'll have enough to fly to <frequent popular destination>"

In my case it was the Caribbean that needs 50,000 BA miles. I already have 46,676 so I'm nearly 94% the way there.

My only source of BA miles at the moment is cashing in the Tesco club card vouchers. A rough estimate suggests that at my current rate of spending, I've only got two years until I've got enough for the trip.

Nice to have a target and have demonstrable progress on the plan to get there.

That is more than can be said for most IT projects that you lot are working on.

Well the project I'm on is at 100% so there





100% late
100% underfunded
100% underesourced
100% fecked

[SupremeSpod]

Q. How long before MF has enough airmiles to fly business class to New Zealand with all the wife & all the kids for less than £400?

I know she's a whale, mate, but that was uncalled for.

[MarillionFan]

I know she's a whale, mate, but that was uncalled for.

Bit harsh.

How's the wife?



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[SupremeSpod]

Bit harsh.

How's the wife?



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Ask her when she posts.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Bit harsh.

How's the wife?



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I wish ex-mrs HAB was a good-looker like that.